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Section 290 IPC — Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for

Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Official PDF page 115

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290. Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.-Whoever commits a public nuisance in any case not otherwise punishable by this Code, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.

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